Rule as God Intended -- 1 Pet 2-13-17--1. Introduction--a. The divine framework that God gave to Man to order his life on earth.--b. Choice over Rom 13-1-7.---2. Man Has the Divine Mandate to Rule--a. Existence - 'kings', 'governors'. v13, 14--b. Appointment - 'sent'. v14--c. Authority - 'ordinance', 'punish', 'praise'. v13, 14---3. Man Has the Divine Obligation to Reflect God in His Rule--a. Highest human authority - 'supreme'. v13, image of dominance.--b. Right to enact laws - 'punish evil doers', 'praise those who do good'. v14, image of justice and benevolence. 2 Sam 23-3--c. Three levels of reflection--i. 1 Pet 2-3-17 - national level-ii. 1 Pet 2-18-25 - corporate or institutional level-iii. 1 Pet 3-1-7 - family or household level--- Rule and submission go hand in hand in God's earth---4. Believers Have the Divine Duty to Submit to Human Rule--a. 'therefore submit'. v13, honourable conduct in v11-12--b. Breath of submission - 'every ordinance'. v13-i. Contradict God's law - submission without compliance-ii. Daniel, his friends, and Nebuchadnezzar. Dan 3-10-18-iii. Apostles and the Sanhedrin. Acts 4, 5--c. Profit of submission. v14-16-d. Weight of submission. v17. 1 Sam 24, John 19-10-11---5. Applications to Unbelievers.--a. Evidence of God's creation - rule and submission in societies.--b. Submit to God. Rom 1-25